For pathways designated for cyclists only, consider instead using the tag highway=cycleway.

Where a pathway is designated for pedestrians but is also allowed for bicycles you can use highway=footway and bicycle=yes.

Dirt roads for mostly agricultural or forestry uses should be tagged as highway=track.

For tagging sidewalks that span on one or both sides of a road. In the United Kingdom these may be known as 'pavements' or 'footways'. For the best practice there is a couple options to follow, either add the tags sidewalk=left;right;both or sidewalk=separate on the same feature describing the road or create a new way marking the sidewalk that is running parallel to the road then describe it using highway=footway – see below for more details.

How to map

To map a footway nothing else than a simple way is required. Add the highway=footway tag to it and add a name=* if appropriate.

+highway=footway (defines the way).
+foot=designated (designed to footway)
+surface=* (defines paving).
+name=* (only if present, optional).
+wheelchair=no (if in the presence of pavement or stretch difficult for the disabled, put "no").
+access=permissive (in the sections of private property where the passage is permitted, recommended to check, if possible order to avoid uncomfortable litigation).

In case of footway no is along the highway=*, but you submit into an area, for example in a park, use taghighway=pedestrian, which we refer for the appropriate information.

Reference for the sidewalk S letter.

+highway=footway (defines the way).
+footway=sidewalk (specific for sidewalk).
+foot=yes
+surface=* (defines paving).
+name=* (only if present, optional).
+wheelchair=no (if in the presence of pavement or stretch difficult for the disabled, put "no").
+access=permissive (in the sections of private property where the passage is permitted, recommended to check, if possible order to avoid uncomfortable litigation).
+cycleway=* (if there is a cycle path on the same way, see the appropriate tag in the specific).

Reference B letter

If between the street and the sidewalk or pedestrian, there is the presence of barrier, this is a way in itself, defines tag barrier=*, or if the streets is the presence of a grass between the highway=footway and the highway=*, please refer to the tag landuse=*.

Reference for the tags, S – C – C1 – C2 letters.

+highway=footway (defines the way).
+footway=sidewalk (specific for sidewalk).
+foot=yes
+surface=* (defines paving).
+name=* (only if present, optional).
+wheelchair=no (if in the presence of pavement or stretch difficult for the disabled, put "no").
+access=permissive (in the sections of private property where the passage is permitted, recommended to check, if possible order to avoid uncomfortable litigation).
+cycleway=* (if there is a cycle path on the same way, see the appropriate tag in the specific).
+highway=footway (C – crosswalk).
+highway=crossing (C1 – to put on the node that intersects the street with the pedestrian crossing).
+kerb=* (C2 – dto put on the node start/finish crossing if there is presence of facilitation on the sidewalk, for example inclined, see the information of the tag).
+crossing=* (C – defines the restrictions of the pedestrian crossing, for example, controlled by traffic lights).
+crossing_ref=* (C – defines design of crossing, for example, stripes).